"Margaret the Churchwoman, her father the Dissenter, Higgins……" — Elizabeth Gaskell
"Margaret the Churchwoman, her father the Dissenter, Higgins the Infidel, knelt down together. It did them no harm."
More Dissenter Quotes
- Doctrines like Christianity or Islam or Marxism require unanimity of belief. One dissenter casts doubt on the creed of millions. — Edward Abbey
- The dissenter is every human being at those moments of his life when he resigns momentarily from the herd and… — Archibald MacLeish
- I am myself a dissenter from all known religions, and I hope that every kind of religious belief will die… — Bertrand Russell
- The chief arguments that are urged against an established religion, may be used with equal force against an established charity.… — Herbert Spencer
- How could I be anything but a dissenter? Who wants the opinion of a group? — Saul Bellow
- What counts alone is the innovator, the dissenter, the harbinger of things unheard of, the man who rejects the traditional… — Ludwig von Mises
- More truly characteristic of dissent is a dignity, an elevation, of mood and thought and phrase. Deep conviction and warm… — Benjamin Cardozo
- It is hard for any one to be an honest politician who is not born and bred a Dissenter. — William Hazlitt
- If you want to stay in for the long haul, and lead a life that is free from illusions either… — Christopher Hitchens
- Man is certain of nothing but his ability to fail. It is the deepest faith we have, and the unbeliever-… — Ken Kesey